Substacks recommended by How to Make a Graphic Novel

Recommended by How to Make a Graphic Novel

Creating Comics

By K. Woodman-Maynard

For artists who want to keep making art even when it’s hard.

K. Woodman-Maynard is a great creative spirit and a SAW mentor!

- How to Make a Graphic Novel

Liana’s Newsletter

By Liana Finck

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things. www.lianafinck.com

The Habit of Art by Kelcey Ervick

I'm an author, artist, and professor of creative writing. I'm obsessed with the messy and meaningful work of making art and telling stories.

Autobiographix

By Nora and Amaris

Explorations in nonfiction and autobio comics

The Gutter

A free online community for comics creators, lovers, and new readers.

The ReposiTORy

By Tor Freeman

Sketches, ideas and works-in-progress.

Now We Make Things

By Margaret Kimball

A newsletter about creative leadership, brand building, and the process of making things that matter.

¡Inkslinger! Comics by Frederick Noland

Oakland-based artist with a focus visual storytelling. My process emphasizes use of traditional media and tools.. Oakland Hills cyclist 🚲 #MajorTaylor GN in 2026 from Drawn and Quarterly 📖 all art and content ©️ Frederick Noland unless otherwise noted

Chill Subs Newsletter

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Graphically Queer

By Margaret Galvan

Images representing queer lives are vital yet fraught. Join me as I share updates on my forthcoming book, In Visible Archives, which follows eight artists who made LGBTQ lives visible.

Lynn Von Sien • Graphic Memoirist